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l. H. FRIEDT.

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APPLICATION mw n.zs. ma.

1,323,463. Patented Dec. 2,1919.

WITNESSfS' .Limp/L 529?" ATTORNEY.

Bei-fit lmolwnlf thatl` I, Josera HENRY Fmiimgla subject" ofthe of.' Great Bnitaneresidn yat@Esevan-linf. =e Province ofi Saskatchewanand Domi' ion'of Gain-ada, have intented'eertain dew 'and useful" In; proveidentsvin iloeket,omnes,i of, which the ollewfin Jlisa? speeiieationl.-ly l .'Eh'sfi venti'o'njis*ria, pocket c'omb and hlis for: itsfprinizipel ohect lthefproduction of an .etleient -1 means" r -ircasingtthe comb wiienf'tlre@ safme frs carnied Withinffthe' pocket thgu-mntrm; u 1 I r Another 'eejet #enfasis invention is the production of weniovable sheathwhieh rmay be sli pedwover4 thefco'brnb when the comb is teilige brriediwithih the pooltbt of a arment, although the sheath ma r be' rea ily removed when the comb :is'toi e used Another object of kthisfinaiention! is the production of a sheath which is comparatively Hat to receive a comb while a portion of the sheath is constructed to extend into a supporting handle of the comb for forming a tight closure and preventing the entran-ce of dust or refuse into the sheath when the comb is carried therein.

One practical form of construction and assembl of the present invention will be hereina er described and is illustrated in the drawing, in which:-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device` Fi 2 is a side elevation, showing the sheai partly removed.

Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section through the device thecomb being shown in elevation.

Fig. 4 is an inverted detail perspective View of the sheath.

Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 55 of Fi 3.

In the preferred em'gbodiment of the present invention, to be hereinafter specifically described, it will be seen that the back of the comb has the usual teeth 11 extending therefrom as shown in F ig. 3. The back 10, however, extends a considerable distance beyond the teeth and is carried by an elon ted plu 12 which is firmly received withln the cy indrical cap 13. It will be noted that the plug 12, however, terminates short of the open end of the ca for a purpose to be hereinafter set fort The device may therefore be used simply by the user gripping the cap 13 and using the comb in the usual manner since the teeth will be ;l l .i Y JV MV ziwk oli' EBTEvieN-f GASKA'ECHEWAN CANADA.

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canriedbeyondethic.` emit` ofthe cap. The sheath islindieatedfin enoral at Maand comprises ani elongated su! stantiall :cylindrical nirbfl which is hollowandis s otted lon'gitudinallyi essv shown at 16. Thebod of the sheath'comprises a longitudinal-bri" geportfion 1-7 from; which extends ithey wallsfrls;

The waiis l'arofjeinedfup'on'the bridge portion in an sliitabfleimainen the rib 15 ad'ecentvthes et IBtiic'r-edLAi-*bflieing notedy that one-end offtheslieath has ay closed wall 19. The body of the sheath, howeveii terminates short ofone-endoftherib 15 as shown in hen it'isdesiredto carryfthe comb within the pocketl of a .garmenn'thesheath nia- V be slipped thereover as' shown in Figs. 1. and-,2.- 4This iswaiccamplfished by the -recei'ving of thea bachy 10 of the comb within lie/smb lMi:vlrl'lihn the aqteeth-.z 1 k: taaiereceived within the pocket of the sheath. As the sheath slips over the comb, the rejecting end of the rib 15 will 'be passe into the cap 13 owing to the shortness of the plug 12 as shown 1n Fig. 3. Therefore sucient frictional enga ement will be presented, owing to the split end of the rib 15 to rmly hold the sheath in detachable engagement with the cap 13.

If so desired, a retaining rip may be provided upon the cap 13 as in icated in dotted lines at in Fi 1. Under such conditions, therefore, Wren the sheath is carried over the comb, the sheath may be placed in the pocket of the garment and at this time the gri 20 may enga e the garment pocket for rmly holding t e devlce in a convenient position for access thereto, and et this time only the cap 13 will be projecting where the same may be seen.

When it is desired to use the comb the cap 13 may be gripped and pulled outwardly from the pocket of the garment, thus removing the comb and sheath therewith. The sheath 14 may be gripped and slipped from over th-e comb and the comb used in the usual manner. After this action has taken place the sheath may again be slipped over the comb in the manner herenbefore specified and the projecting end of the rim 15 passed into the cap and thus releasably connect the sheath to the cap.

It will therefore be seen that a very simple structure has been provided for guarding the comb when the same is not in use, the device being formed from a, minimum numbei' et parts and thus minimizing the possibility of the same becoming broken or injured when in use, while the simplicity of the structure will reduce the cost of production.

Also the slatted construction of the rib 15 will cause the rib to firmly bind upon the cap to hold the device in disassembly when not in use.

The foregoing description and accompanying drawing have reference to what might be considered to be the approved or preferred` ferm of my invention. I desire it to be understood th at I may make such changes f in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the Scope of the appended claim.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isz

In a device of the character described, the combination of a comb back having teeth thereon` said baal; extending for a considerable distance beyond the end of the teeth, a plug carried on the projecting end of said back and terminating short of said teeth, an elongated cap positioned over said plug and extending to a point contiguous to said teeth although being spaced from said back a sheath comprising a substantially eylin drieal elongated rib having a'longitudnally extending slot throughout its entire length, a bridge portion having Walls connected to said rib upon opposite sides of said slot, whereby the bridge portion is substantially Ushaped in cross section, one end of said bridge portion and said rib being closed, the remaining end of said bridge portion and said rib being open, said last mentioned end ot said bridge portion terminating short of the last mentioned end of said rib, Whereby said comb back and teeth may be inserted into said rib and `said bridge portion, While said cap will fit over the projecting end of said rib and the rear end of the teeth will fit at the open end of said bridge portion, thus causing the cap and teeth to form a closure for the sheath at its open end whereby refuse will be prevented `from entering into the sheath of the comb 

